In a dramatic change from the status quo, nearly half of all gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs will be produced on silicon substrates by the end of the decade. That’s according to a new report by analysts at IHS, who forecast that the ...
Tags: LED Production, GaN LEDs, sapphire wafers
Zeta Instruments Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which makes optical profiling and inspection systems for applications including high-brightness LEDs and solar cells) says that Jeff Donnelly has joined as its chief operating officer. Donnelly's ...
Tags: Inspection tools, Electrical, Electronics
Optical inspection tool manufacturer Nanotronics Imaging LLC of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA has completed a $7m Series B financing round from San Francisco-based technology investment firm Founders Fund (which has previously backed companies ...
Tags: Nanotronics, inspection tool
silicon to play major role in LED production 13 Dec 2013 IHS predicts rapid transition to GaN-on-silicon LED manufacture for backlighting and some general lighting applications. Silicon switch In a dramatic change from the status ...
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The penetration of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers into the light-emitting diode (LED) market is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69% from 2013 to 2020, by which time they will account for 40% of ...
Tags: LED, electronics
The penetration of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers into the LED market is forecast to increase at a CAGR of 69% from 2013 to 2020, by which time they will account for 40% of all GaN LEDs manufactured, according to IHS. In ...
Tags: GaN-on-Silicon, LEDs
3D Systems announced today that it plans to host several Manufacturing Day open house events on Friday October 4, 2013. 3D Systems invites the public to participate in a series of interactive demonstrations of its latest professional and ...
Tags: 3D Systems, Processing Machinery
Typical applications for the QS include checking for product assembly completeness, colour or defect analysis, and label inspection. With a footprint of 1.2m x 0.7m and an integral transport and reject mechanism, the QS can also be used on ...
Unpatterned wafer defect inspection tools provide broad capability to enable critical infrastructure development Today KLA-Tencor Corporation(NASDAQ:KLAC)announced the installation of its first process control systems capable of handling ...
Tags: wafer, defect inspection tools, infrastructure, Surfscan®SP3 platform
US-based barcode solutions provider Microscan is set to demonstrate its new track, trace and control solutions for packaging at the FachPack 2012 trade show in Nuremberg, which will be held from 25 to 27 September 2012. The company's ...
Tags: Microscan, packaging, barcode and machine vision technology
MicroSense LLC of Lowell,MA,USA,which provides high-resolution capacitive position sensors,metrology modules and high-sensitivity magnetic metrology tools,has added wafer inspection tools to its portfolio by acquiring SigmaTech Inc of ...
Tags: MicroSense, Sensing Technology, LED, SigmaTech
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff,Wales,UK says that it has enhanced wafer inspection capabilities at its Cardiff facility by acquiring a new automated wafer inspection tool supplied by Nanotronics Imaging LLC of ...
Tags: IQE, Nanotronics, Inspection, Microscopy
Altatech Semiconductor S.A. has entered the light-emitting diode (LED) inspection market by introducing its new AltaSight LEDMax® system, the company's first product designed specifically for detecting, classifying and characterizing ...
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Altatech Semiconductor S.A. has entered the light-emitting diode (LED) inspection market by introducing its new AltaSight LEDMax® system, the company's first product designed specifically for detecting, classifying and characterizing ...
Tags: led